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BUFORD - With only four returning starters off the Class AA state championship team in 2008, the Buford High football team of this season seems remarkably unchanged. To be more precise: they are still completely dominating.

Jefferson High senior pole vaulter Tyler Porter earned a national rank by becoming one of seven athletes in state history to break the 16-foot mark with a vault of 16-1 at a competition earlier this month. Porter is a back-to-back state champion at the Georgia Olympics, including a new Class A record of 14-2 as a sophomore, followed by a 15-0 last season in Class AA.

The 2009 football season promises to be one to remember, so get a jump on the action with The Annual Gridiron, The Times' 2009 High School Football Yearbook.

This year's preview features Hall County's Seniors of Distinction: players who shine on and off the field. Also included is the annual Elite 11 team, in-depth looks at 21 teams in Northeast Georgia, schedules, rosters, stats and much more.

Gainesville High School will have a tailgate party from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Green Street Pool lawn, prior to the football team's season opener against Chestatee. The event will be catered by the Varsity. For more information contact Beth Moore at 770-287-2838 or e-mail her at bethmoore@hotmail.com.